Daily Archives: August 17, 2020
Internationally acclaimed Israeli legal scholar Ruth Gavison dies at 75
Internationally acclaimed Israeli legal scholar died on Aug. 15 at the age of 75.
Gavison, a founder of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, was one of the country’s most prominent, original and influential...
1,200-year-old soap factory uncovered in southern Israel
Israel’s earliest soap factory, dating back approximately 1,200 years, has been uncovered in the Bedouin city of Rahat, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported on Sunday.
According to the report, hundreds of local youths were involved...
Yorar o riyir kon esto!
KATARAKTA EN LOS OJOS
Keridos Amigos i mis Amigitas,
Komo afitan las kozas ! No se si es de riiyir o de yorar kon esto ke vos vo kontar ! A mi me vino komo una...
Ushering in a new era of peace
Last Thursday, together with U.S. President Donald Trump and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, I declared the historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. This is the first peace agreement between Israel...
Many benefits to Israel-UAE agreement
It’s “early days,” but the surprise “Abraham Accord” announced by Washington has been a stunner. Against all odds, nothing leaked from any of the governments involved: Israel, the United Arab Emirates (Emirates or UAE),...
From Hadera to Ashdod: Daily and seasonal commutes of Israel’s sharks
Israel’s sharks travel about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) between human-altered habitats along the shores of Hadera and Ashdod from season to season in a single-day commute, reveals research from the University of Haifa’s Leon...
Erdan presents evidence to UN Security Council on Hezbollah infiltration
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan presented evidence to the U.N Security Council that Hezbollah terrorists infiltrated Israel in late July.
In an official letter of complaint to the members of the council,...
US rejects Russia’s offer for virtual summit on Iran
The United States has rejected Russia’s offer for a virtual summit outside of the United Nations regarding Iran.
“The United States believes strongly that the Security Council is the best place to have discussions related...
What does Kamala Harris’s nomination for vice president mean for Israel?
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his Democratic running mate has reinvigorated an abnormally quiet presidential campaign that has been overshadowed by the fallout from the global...
Netanyahu: ‘My efforts to counter Iran brought us closer to Arab countries’
I don’t recall the last time I saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as relaxed and content as he was on Sunday—apparently the afterglow of the peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates and a...